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Good meetings are interesting meeting that more neighbors attend.
•Officers should:
1. Plan the meeting in advance (have an executive committee meeting
within one week of the scheduled meeting for this purpose);
2. Start and stop each meeting on time (30 minutes to an hour);
3. Keep the session moving. After both sides are given equal time
to support or oppose an idea, ask for a motion. Determine the amount
of time each person has at the beginning of the meeting and stick to
the time restriction;
4. Ask neighbors to make decisions instead of the officers making
all of them;
5. Make sure that meetings are held in comfortable rooms that have
enough light, windows and chairs, and;
6. The president/chairman should conduct the meeting and not vote
unless to break a tie. Remember: a tie means the motion fails.
•Neighbors/members should:
1. Know the rules they need to follow during meetings;
2. Speak out on ideas or motions that they do not favor. Silence means
consent. If you keep quiet during a meeting, keep quiet after it;
3. Discuss issues - not personalities;
4. Ask questions when something is not understood;
5. Not begin talking until the president/chairman recognizes you by
name, and;
6. Discuss issues that benefit the general community or common good.
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